--I've been rather bad about exercising lately. I did injure my knee but it's been good enough for walking for the past week and have I? NO! My excuse has been that I have been too busy but, really, who can't spare a 10 min walk. I definately... Read more

--So...it's been a long time since I blogged. As far as my weight loss, right now I have no idea where I am, nor do I really think that I want to know. I will weigh myself tomorrow. I've had this flu bug for the past two weeks and so could no... Read more

Things have been rough the last few weeks. First I traveled to Ohio and that got me out of whack, then I had one week back where I was getting back into the swing of things. Then my husband was home for 4 days and I wanted to spend time with h... Read more

-Peanut (aka Nuthead), the fuzzy face you see by my nickname "Skeetor", could no longer hardly breathe this morning so my poor husband took him to the Vet to be set free. He had a bad heart murmur. He went down hill fast, yesterday he came wit... Read more

Hello, Fellow Sparkers!
- HAPPY FRIDAY! Mine has been good so far...how about yours?
- I did have a little bit of a downer earlier as I found a poor Mourning Dove caught up in the bird netting over the figs. It's the first time I've seen a... Read more

Okay, so time to take this seriously folks...
I sat down and treated coming up with my long term goal as if it were homework:
I want to get to a healthy weight in order to be able to remain active my entire life, to increase my endurance ... Read more

Well, I decided to give the SparkCoach thing a try. I do tend to have trouble with focusing so maybe this will help me make eating right and exercising a priority.
My hubby brought me a bowl of cherries Read more

So... I haven't blogged in a bit. I fell off the wagon a little and put on a couple of pounds, not much but am deciding whether to update my scale or just wait until I catch up again with where my slider is right now. It almost seems like che... Read more

Just passing on a funny episode from the garden.
I have a butterfly garden in which I placed a birdfeeder on the tallest shepherd's hook I could find. Well, the neighbor's cat likes to hide under the viburnums and launch himself at the bir... Read more

--I am hoping the Spring Into Shape Bootcamp helps me get my motivation going. I played around with my page today and added some goals. Unfortunately, they are somewhat depressing and I am trying to get the correct attitude about them. I play... Read more

--I'm hoping the title quote is correct. I just can't seem to lose any weight lately... :( Drat! I need to log my food. I don't think the amount of exercise is the problem so.....it must be the calorie intake...Drat, drat! ...Must find lo-c... Read more

Hello, Sparkers!
-It's been quite some time since I've had the time to blog! I also haven't been taking too much care in the manner of weight loss, but---at least I haven't gained!
-I am going to try to work some really good meals into my r... Read more

--Well, I have been off again for a while...I love the Christmas season but I am never, EVER, quite ready for it. I haven't even mailed cards, yet....and I have two sets to do. One for mine and hubbie's and one for my dad. Bah, humbug! :)
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---Oooh, I just love the holiday season! But I am sooooo busy. My daughter and son-in-law came up from Texas for Thanksgiving with their two dogs (a dachsie and a mystery). There was lots of barking and running and cat hissing. It was fun bu... Read more